How to Find the IP Address of a Skype User

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This wikiHow teaches you how to look up a Skype user's IP address. In order to do this, you must first find your Skype contact's username; after finding the username, you can enter it into the Skype Resolver website in order to find their IP address. Keep in mind that the user must be online and active for the Skype Resolver site to work.

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    Click or double-click the Skype app icon, which resembles a blue Skype logo. Doing so will open your Skype main page if you're already logged in.
    • If you aren't logged into Skype, first enter your email address, Skype name, or phone number, then enter your password.
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    It's a person-shaped icon in the upper-left side of the Skype window. Doing so opens your list of contacts.
    • On Windows, you can press Alt + 2 to open your list of contacts.
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    Click the name of the contact whose IP address you want to look up. This will open a conversation window with your selected contact.
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    This is at the top of the conversation window. Doing so opens a pop-up window.
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    Under the "Skype" heading in the pop-up window, you should see a username; this is the name you'll use to look up the person's IP address.
    • On some versions of Skype, you may see the person's username next to the "Skype Name" heading.
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    Tap the Skype app icon, which resembles a light-blue Skype logo with an "S" in it. This will open the main Skype page if you're already logged in.
    • If you aren't logged into Skype, first enter your email address, Skype name, or phone number, then enter your password.
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    It's in the bottom-right corner of the screen. This will open a list of your Skype contacts.
    • If you're using a tablet, you'll find the Contacts tab at the bottom of the screen.
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    Scroll down until you find the contact whose IP address you want to look up, then tap the contact's name. A conversation window for the contact will open.
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    It's at the top of the conversation window. Doing so prompts the contact's profile window to pop up.
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    This option is in the middle of the pop-up window.
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    Next to the "Skype Name" heading, you should see the person's Skype username. This is the name you'll use to find the person's IP address.
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    An IP address is analogous to a mailing address. It can reveal information about a user's Internet Service Provider (ISP) and geographical location, but doesn't show sensitive or private information about the user themselves. [1]
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    If you see a green Skype logo (or a green dot on mobile) next to their name, they are online and active.
    • If there isn't a green icon or the icon is yellow, you won't be able to look up the person's IP address.
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    Go to http://www.skyperesolver.net/ in your browser.
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    It's the "Enter skype username or IP to resolve" box in the middle of the page.
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    Make sure that you enter this exactly as it appeared on Skype, taking into account any punctuation, capitalization, and so on.
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    This blue button is below the text field. Doing so prompts Skype Resolver to begin looking for the user's IP address.
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    After around 30 seconds, you should see a green box with IP information in it appear. You'll be able to see the user's current city and state, as well as their Internet Service Provider and any past IP addresses that they used with Skype.
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